Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-01

Na4c-ANatNAAeANn nAlAs
Appointment Of
i Colored Man.
Hanged for the Murder Of HeF uu,
hand.
| HKRKnGKR IN. ", Feb. 2S.-Roxs
lava DFuse, who murdered her husband
George Druse, IN DecembeF, 1884. "a
banged for the crime al noon today
After services last evening Mrs. DFus
remained up until 11:30. Deputy Sherii
Mannion, with Mr.. and Mrs. Waterman
kept the death watch. They induces
her 10 lie down, aud she bad about a.
hour Of quiet sleep. She awakened will
. start, and up0n arising began to writ
letters as eoolly as she had al any timi
during her Incarceration
In one Of these she thanked the Hher
| III for his kiudness to her and asked fol
| q Christian burial. After writing she
laid down again and fell into doxs
She vas violently attacked with hyeteF
ice and 10 required considerable effort
upon the part Of the watchers 70 arouss
and calm her. Daring the night she ate
one Of the heaFtiest meals she bad eater
since sue was prisoner. She had
abeut two hours Of rest after a. na.,
but did not sleep soundly at asy time.
One Of her hrst visitors this morning
vas Superinteadent Irving, Of the
0nondaga penitentiary. who 6Ecught a
fare Sell from her daughter Mary, who
is likewise a prisoner. The visit had 4
most exciting effsot upnn Mrs. Druse.
H spiritual adviser, Dr.. Powell. Wis
lted Mrs. DFuse about 3 O'Clock and did
all in bis poser TO ealm her and prepare
her for the awful moment.
Every road leading into town was
dotted With sleighs crowded wita far
coated men, aud not few women. The
crowd IN the village increased on the ar
rival OF everv train aud, In spite OF the
extreme cold, men, women and ohildren
stood about the streets surrounding the
jail. The execution was witnessed by
twenty I've persons, including lhe Of
fieiala.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Dfuae mada
a confession TO DR.. Powell, her spiritual
adviser, IN which she declared that
Charles Gates bad insiigated her to com
mit the murder, and said he provided
her with the revolver. She declared
that after she fred tbs irst shot Gates
fred the three succeeding shots from a
window. She confessed to hAving cut
up her husbands body, and that Gates
took the body and burned IL. She
claimed that she killed Dsuse because
be treated her eraeily and bFntaliv.
At 1:t2 Mrs. Druse and DR.. Powell
knelE on the floor OF the ecaffOld. under
the ropc. Mrs. Druse held her deagh-
ter's bonnet In her hand and closed her
ewes when DIR. Powell offered prayer
Mrs. DFuse was dressed in black oast- :
mere with laced neck aud sleeves. She
wore a small shawl over her shoulders.
She maintained her comppsufe on the
seaffald until tue cap was drawn over
her face when she began to moan and
fiRally began to scream 80 loudly that
she could be heard in the street sdioin.
isg the Jail. The trap was sprung and
after she fell abe made but une convuls
i've movement. Just before going 10 tbs
scaffold Mrs. Druse made an affidavit
declaring that her daughter Mary. nov
ceuhued In OnondaRa penitentiAFy, had
nothing whatever 20 de with the killing
Of her father.
steamer. Lighters and CaFgoes
Burned.
NEW YoRK. Feb. 23-Two lighters
filied with cotton and the steamer Lons
Star, OF the Morgan Steamship Line
we're burned at the foot OF Charlton
street. North river. today. The steamer
was toVed out intO midstream 10 save
the other shippiHR near by. II is re,
ported that one man was burned "a
death on the steamer. Several otkeI
sailors jumped into the river 20 SAVE
themselves. The Lose Star is tbs
steamer which ran into and sank the
British steamer Wells City a few week.
ago. The Lone Star was damaged u
the extent OF about $4,000 and va
beached on the Jersey shore. The losl
on the pier vas about $4,000 There
we're about four u ousand bales OF cot
ton stored there, but some Of this VA
saved. The loss on Gotten wa about
$4,000.
In ali, 3640 bales OF cotton we're de
stroyed, worth $4,000. Three thous
and bales of this vas cotton destined
for expectation and insured BY the ship
peFs. Six lighters in all we're fired, and
all we're practically destroyed before the
flames we're extipRuishsd. The Ions
Star had no steam up and Vas unable
30 save herself. When towed Ous she
was all ablazs. Az the oharred pier shs
broke loose from her tugs. and driven By
= strong shoregaFd wind drifted back
She struck the end Of the Gaioa pieI
iast north OF the Morgan dock and
stuck there only for feV moments. bat
they vsFs moments OF sFavest danger
The GuiOn pier. With lie extensive steps
wege piled high with freight
The steamship Alaska vas load
ing alongside. Il Was threat.
ened With the fate OF its ueiehboF
Pfomps action avertfd damage and
dragged the Lone Star away The New
York, OF the Morgan line. which bad
been lying on the north side Of the barn.
tnK pier 10 vindWaTd Of the hre, came
10 yesterday and bad not commenced
anloaaiBR. She Vas NOS touched ny the
irs. Ths steamer StoaiBeton Wss tOvesi
out into she stream and saYrd. The
pier occupied by tue MoTean line uss
totally destroyed; loss, $4,000. II 4
know that the uaiehman. etllsd Big
Harry" vas on the lighter Lprena when
it esuRhI hrs. He has not been seen
since. There are many theoriss ~ n
origin Of the Ere II is believed that
the Watehman's pipe Vss the cause. II
). estimated that tbe total los Is about
$50 900.
A War Brewing In Congress.
WGsHISoTos. FEB. 23-War IL brew
ing between ths tvo boa - Of Congress.
Tbs members of the senate CJmmittse
on Appropriations. Who are USUALLY vsry
guarded in their uitsrAnoes, make 10
coscealment of the Spinion that 80 Il
tFa session is noe almost inevitable. nor
do they hesitate 20 piacs TIE blame
where thsS think u bel0rRa A ter tee
or three conferences on tbe hu1dry
Civil bill lass week, uhich uere almost
nallihsd by the early vithdfasai Of tie
Hoos4 eenfefrses. 4 meetinR Uas -
cured ~ 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
Wbish vas istenoed bg the senate mem
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